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most citedVertical Bifacial Solar Farms: Physics, Design, and Global Optimization

153 citations · 340 across the 11 of their papers we have counts for

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physics.app-ph2021★ 8 cited

Carrier transport and performance limit of semi-transparent photovoltaics: CuInGaSe as a case study

Eymana Maria, Ajanta Saha, M. Ryyan Khan +3

Semi-transparent photovoltaic devices for building integrated applications have the potential to provide simultaneous power generation and natural light penetration. CuInGa…

physics.app-ph2020★ 2 cited

Optimum design of tracking bifacial solar farms -- A comprehensive global analysis of next-generation PV

M. Tahir Patel, M. Sojib Ahmed, Hassan Imran +3

The bifacial gain of East-West vertical and South-facing optimally-tilted bifacial farms are well established. One wonders if bifacial gain (and the associated LCOE) may be further…

physics.app-ph2020

Temperature Dependent Energy Gain of Bifacial PV Farms: A Global Perspective

M. Tahir Patel, Ramachandran A. Vijayan, Reza Asadpour +3

Bifacial solar panels are perceived to be the technology of choice for next generation solar farms for their increased energy yield at marginally increased cost. As the bifacial fa…

physics.app-ph2018

A Worldwide Cost-based Design and Optimization of Tilted Bifacial Solar Farms

M. Tahir Patel, M. Ryyan Khan, Xingshu Sun +1

The steady decrease in the levelized cost of solar energy (LCOE) has made it increasingly cost-competitive against fossil fuels. The cost reduction is supported by a combination of…

physics.app-ph2018★ 64 cited

Ground sculpting to enhance vertical bifacial solar farm output

M. Ryyan Khan, Enas Sakr, Xingshu Sun +2

The prospect of additional energy yield and improved reliability have increased commercial interest in bifacial solar modules. A number of recent publications have quantified the b…

physics.app-ph2017

Thermodynamic limit of solar to fuel conversion for generalized photovoltaic-electrochemical system

M. Tahir Patel, M. Ryyan Khan, Muhammad A. Alam

Variability of the energy output throughout the day/night poses a major hurdle to the widespread adoption of photovoltaic systems. An integrated photovoltaic (PV) and electrochemic…